iteachob MSN, RN

OB, NICU, Nursing Education (academic)

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    Do alternates get in the nursing program

    iteachob replied to lunden's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I don't know where the school you refer to is, but I can tell you my experience: I am faculty at a school in KY. We regularly go 5 or more deep into our alternate pool. We accept a class of 30...
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    Death....by cheese

    iteachob replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Limburger! Have you smelled that stuff? You don't even have to eat it to keel
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    What Are All of These Tests???

    iteachob replied to walktheline's topic in General Nursing

    Not state requirements..........school requirements. Individual schools make these decisions. Where I teach we do use the NET (for admission decisions) and the HESI; these are not a requirement for...
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    Does regional prejudice exist in nursing?

    iteachob replied to rpmccoy1986's topic in General Nursing

    Well....I've never heard of such a thing, but I suppose it's out there. I was originally trained in Texas (BSN), and have worked in Texas, Kentucky, and Maine. No problems or perceptions of...
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    Moving to El Paso Texas

    iteachob replied to sassye's topic in General Nursing

    Don't pack all your winter clothes! It can and DOES snow on occasion in El Paso! Also, it being a desert.....cool nights are the rule rather than the exception; you'll need jackets, for
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    The University Teaching Ladder--How Does it Work?

    iteachob replied to Pachinko's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    It will differ from school to school. Where I am, you are instructor level for at least 2 years, before being considered for promotion to assistant professor. You must have an MSN (again, this is at...
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    I am watching Michael Moore's "Sicko" for the first time....

    iteachob replied to Valerie Salva's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Geez....I give up! You asked for a URL.....I give it. It's not flattering to your point of view. You're mad. The treatment the Canadian got here was superior. You can't stand that. Yes, there are...
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    I am watching Michael Moore's "Sicko" for the first time....

    iteachob replied to Valerie Salva's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Uh huh! They had to get treatment in the United States BECAUSE they were told (in Canada) that the (superior) drug wasn't approved in Canada (I wonder why....). Well, it was in the USA.....hence the...
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    I am watching Michael Moore's "Sicko" for the first time....

    iteachob replied to Valerie Salva's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Hey....the challenger asked for anything....."anecdotal even". Did you even read it? My you are fast, if I do say so. I know the challenge wasn't for me, but I thought, seriously, how hard could...
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    I am watching Michael Moore's "Sicko" for the first time....

    iteachob replied to Valerie Salva's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    A URL for you... http://www.city-journal.org/html/17_3_canadian_healthcare.html One of 178,000,000 hits on Google. Written by a Canadian, by the
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    New Grads: The job hunt- Don't give up!

    iteachob replied to jade381's topic in General Nursing

    Our May 2009 prospective graduates are interviewing now! Location is half the battle; eastern KY is
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    How do you feel when you see family members and their Note pads in hand

    iteachob replied to lpnflorida's topic in General Nursing

    When my mother was in the hospital for A-fib 1600 miles away from me a couple of months ago, I asked my very non-medical sister to keep a notebook so that she could let me know how Mom was...
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    Moving to El Paso Texas

    iteachob replied to sassye's topic in General Nursing

    It really depends on what part of the city you're in.... I lived in the Northeast, which has a large military (and retired military) population. My high school, Andress (yeah, class of '78) had a...
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    Moving to El Paso Texas

    iteachob replied to sassye's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Sassye, I grew up in El Paso, and got my BSN from UTEP......a few (25) years back! My first RN job was at RE Thomason; I believe it is about to undergo a name change.... Thomason is VERY close...
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    Nasty Doctor

    iteachob replied to scrubberRN's topic in General Nursing

    You should not put up with it. I'd suggest continuing to write him up and keep a log of his abuse. Follow the chain of command as far up as necessary. If he insists on putting on a show......give...
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    IV drips question

    iteachob replied to NoeIssa's topic in General Nursing

    This will depend on the pump! Yes, the old IVAC pumps (with the electric eye thing that clamped on the drip chamber) did operate on gtts/min. However, volumetric pumps.....they don't know what a drop...
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    Does nursing school get better with time

    iteachob replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    I'll tell you one thing that for SURE has made (at least one aspect of) nursing school easier today than it was 25 years ago when I graduated .........computers and word processing programs!! Gone are...
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    Mispronouncing a word makes you less of a nurse

    iteachob replied to Unique87's topic in General Nursing

    actually, what you have is the student's version of what the instructor said. take it with a grain of
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    Mispronouncing a word makes you less of a nurse

    iteachob replied to Unique87's topic in General Nursing

    I was corrected as a student, and I DO correct as an instructor! I have been in the position of being the mother of a child in the ER and have an RN mispronounce, AND even misidentify the purpose of...
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    I am watching Michael Moore's "Sicko" for the first time....

    iteachob replied to Valerie Salva's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Problem! You can't have one without the
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    I am watching Michael Moore's "Sicko" for the first time....

    iteachob replied to Valerie Salva's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Flat tax! I definitely applaud
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    I am watching Michael Moore's "Sicko" for the first time....

    iteachob replied to Valerie Salva's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The OP should be incredulous.......Michael Moore is a MASTER of
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    Independent CRNA's

    iteachob replied to RNLink's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I do know of an independent CRNA group that existed in southeastern New Mexico in the late 1980's.........but I don't have personal knowledge that is current. It is true that CRNA'a are the highest...
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    The Case Against Breastfeeding

    iteachob replied to EffJay's topic in Ob/Gyn

    whoa.....how in the WORLD did you interpret that as depreciation???? I hope I'm misinterpreting your response, because, frankly, it makes NO SENSE. I think any man who calls breasts "merchandise" is...
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    Anyone else tired of this?

    iteachob replied to HonestRN's topic in General Nursing

    20 RN openings at our local hospital......I think it depends on where you